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The ECB must get to grips with the reality of the Indian Premier League (IPL])
or face threats to the English season, according to the man representing the
players in the new round of talks over central contracts.

Angus Porter, the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association
[PCA], says that players remain frustrated at the lack of opportunities to
play in the IPL, with only two of the England squad in India due to return
for the lucrative event in April.

Stuart Broad, Owais Shah and Paul Collingwood have been released by their
franchises for the 2013 season, leaving